> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.fortifiedid.se/access/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.fortifiedid.se/access/key-components/modules/saml/saml-broker.md).

# SAML Broker

A SAML broker is sometimes also referred to as an IdP proxy.

**Fortified ID can act as a SAML Broker** (sometimes also referred to as an **IdP proxy**)**.** Example scenarios include brokering between different SAML SPs and external IdPs such as eIDAS, Google, Microsoft Entra, or different national eIDs via a third-party provider.

A SAML Broker is a middleman or intermediary in a SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) authentication flow. It sits between the identity provider (IdP) and multiple service providers (SPs), managing the authentication and assertion process on behalf of users.

For information about how to configure Fortified ID Access to act as a SAML Broker, click the following link, [SAML Broker](/access/key-components/authenticators/protocol-managers/saml/saml-broker.md).

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